Lead Phlebotomist

Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida•Aventura, FL

About The Position

Mount Sinai Medical Center is seeking a Lead Phlebotomist to support blood collection operations. The role is responsible for adequate staffing and timely blood collections, monitoring workflow to ensure completion of the shift’s work, and assigning venipuncturist and clerk duties according to workload. The Lead Phlebotomist performs routine venipuncture, blood culture collection, baby venipuncture, and Blood Bank collection techniques, while working independently and assessing situations to determine appropriate action. The role also supports personnel records, employee orientation, staff or student training, and annual competency assessments. It communicates operational concerns and delays to supervisors, nursing units, and other medical personnel; maintains supply inventory; follows laboratory safety and waste-disposal policies; implements the computer disaster plan as needed; prints and charts daily summary reports; and participates in special projects. Mount Sinai describes its workplace as a tight-knit community focused on caring, innovation, education, research, and clinical excellence.

Requirements

Completion of a training program in venipuncture or medical assisting.
High school diploma.
At least 2 years of prior venipuncture experience, with competency in all areas of specimen collection.

Responsibilities

Assume responsibility for adequate staffing and on-time blood collections.
Monitor workflow to ensure completion of the shift’s work.
Distribute venipuncturist and clerk assignments according to workload.
Assist the supervisor with personnel records and review orientation material with new employees.
Teach or train staff or students as assigned, and perform employee annual competency assessments.
Communicate and document unusual occurrences or deviations from routine operations to the supervisor.
Follow laboratory policies for standard precautions, personal protective equipment, and disposal of biohazardous waste, routine waste, and sharps.
Understand and implement the computer disaster plan as needed.
Maintain a minimum inventory of reagents and supplies to support continuous workflow.
Perform routine venipuncture, blood culture collection, baby venipuncture, and Blood Bank collection techniques.
Work independently and assess situations to determine an appropriate course of action.
Communicate delays and other concerns to nursing units and other medical personnel.
Participate in special projects.
Maintain a positive attitude toward departmental policies and operational excellence.
Print and chart summary reports daily.